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* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 293 Gunnison Basin Forecast Area. * TIMING...From noon to 8 PM MDT Thursday. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...13 to 18 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can

At 910 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 3 miles east of State Game Lodge to near Angostura Reservoir to 11 miles southwest of Provo. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Hot Springs, Edgemont, Hermosa, Oral, Buffalo Gap, Oelrichs, Pringle,

* WHAT...West winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * WHERE...West Side Mountains north of 198. * WHEN...Until 2 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Mojave Desert Slopes. * WHEN...Until 2 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

At 909 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Richland, or 22 miles east of Opheim, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Wolf Point, Plentywood, Scobey, Poplar, Culbertson, Opheim, Richland, Brockton, Medicine Lake, Bainville, Froid, Westby, Flaxville, Archer, Port Of Raymond, Peerless, Port Of Whitetail, Lustre, Madoc, and

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INCLUDING THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .Critical fire weather conditions are expected on Thursday and Friday over western and central North Dakota including the James River Valley. Westerly winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 65 mph are expected over northwest North Dakota, with westerly winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 55 mph over remaining areas. Relative humidity values will drop as low as 15 percent. Any fires that

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Gates of the Mountains and Helena Valley. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 6 PM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Remember, a High Wind Warning means that there is at least an 80%

* WHAT...West winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Toole and Liberty Counties, Eastern Pondera and Eastern Teton Counties, Cascade County below 5000ft, and Judith Basin County and Judith Gap. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 6 PM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust may create locally

* WHAT...Westerly winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. * WHERE...Snowy and Judith Mountains, Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, Fergus County below 4500ft, Hill County, Northern Blaine County, and Western and Central Chouteau County. * WHEN...From 3 AM Thursday to midnight MDT Thursday Night. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause isolated power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* WHAT...Westerly winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 90 mph possible along the Rocky Mountain Front, with gusts up to 75 mph elsewhere. * WHERE...The Rocky Mountain Front and adjacent foothills and plains, Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera Counties, and Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass. * WHEN...Until midnight MDT Thursday Night. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult to dangerous,